大學英語精讀第二冊(修訂本)練習試卷1含答案及講解

1、華東理工大學繼續(xù)教育學院成人教育基礎(chǔ)英語（二級)模擬試卷一I. Vocabulary and structure （30）1. After such a long discussion， what conclusion did you _?A） cometo B) take C） bring D) have 2. The refrigerator is _； we must buy some food。A） bare B） blank C） hollow D） empty3. You would not have made such a mistake if you had acted _ h

2、is advice。 A） as B） up C） for D） on4. You could have avoided this punishment if you had _ my advice。A） acceptedB) obtained C) received D） got 5. The company offered a 5,000 _ for the finder of the lost document。A） award B） reward C） bonus D） salary6. The color _ from yellow through green to black。A)

3、 constitutes B） ranges C） consists D) composes7. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease _ likely to develop it。A） should be B） must be C） is D） are8. Becoming disabled by an accident is one of the most serious _ that all drivers face.A) shortcomings B) faults C) hazards D) mistakes9.

4、 The kid was too frightened to speak， he could not _ the criminal in detail.A） comment B） prescribe C） describe D) mumble10. The _ weight of the box of chocolates is more than the weight of the chocolates alone.A） whole B) entire C） total D) gross11. They have developed techniques which are _ to tho

5、se used in most factories. A） more talentedB） betterC） greaterD） superior12. Unfortunately, very few sheep _ the severe winter last year。A) survivedB) enduredC） spentD） remained alive 13. I suddenly realized that he was trying to _ quarrelling with me。 A） considerB) enjoyC) avoidD） prevent14. Thousa

6、nds of people _ to see the parade （游行)。 A） turned offB） turned outC） turned upD） turned over15. The real trouble _ their lack of confidence in their abilities。A) lies inB） lies onC） results inD) leads to16. Here are some toys。 You can _ one or two for your little son as birthday gift from me. A) sin

7、gle outB） pick outC) take outD) work out17. Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed _。A) toB) withC） overD） upon18. Excuse me， but it is time to have your temperature _.A） takenB） to takeC) takeD） taking19. _ it is you've found， you must give it back to the person it belongs to

8、. A） ThatB） What C） WhateverD) However20. When he was very young, Joe often wondered why his mother wouldnt _ a penny on herself。 A） spendB) takeC) costD） pay 21. Dont _ a car thief by leaving the keys in the car. A) arouseB） temptC） intendD) invite22. You'll cut yourself if you walk around in _

9、 feet。 A） emptyB） hollowC） bareD） blank23. _ respected， he is not liked。 A） WhetherB) SinceC) WhomD） While24. A man of humble _， Lincoln eventually became President of the United States through his own efforts.A） sourceB) originC) resourceD) root25. If you need anything， please don't _ to call m

10、e. A） refuseB） rejectC） botherD) hesitate26. It was a long drive to get to the beach and we three took the wheel （駕駛） _。A） by returnB） on turnC） in returnD） in turn27. You _ seen Jack on the meeting yesterday morning; He has been in hospital for three weeks.A） can't have B) could have C） needn&#

11、39;t have D） might not have28. Students showed great enthusiasm in _ the new learning. A) chasingB） searchingC） pursuingD） following29. We should make our reservations （預(yù)訂） as far _ as possible to get the flight we want. A） in particularB） in advanceC） in practiceD） in existence30. They are trying t

12、o _ a simple style of living。A） bring backB） bring upC） bring downD） bring forthII. Reading comprehension （30)Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:For many years，T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys。 T-shirts used to be of one color-white。 And since they w

13、ere worn under shirts, they were generally not seen。Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and on everyone。 Women and little children wear Tshirts as do teenagers， university students， and men from all walks of life.Tshirts are worn on playground, at the beach or in town

14、。 They can also be worn for work。 Yet T-shirts remain relatively inexpensive and long wearing， as well as easy to care for。 Smart but comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of American's newest ideas on fashion.Although Tshirts are now available in a wide variety of bright mate

15、rials and styles， the most popular kind is the traditional cotton Tshirts with a slogan or picture printed on the front. A Tshirt may bear a picture, a single word, a popular phrase， or an advertisement。 As Tshirts are becoming more and more popular， new designs are coming up all the time.31. Which

16、of the following statements is true about Tshirts in the past？A) There were lots of multicolored Tshirts.B) There were many kinds of Tshirts。C) They were worn by people from all walks of life。D) They were usually worn inside.32. We can learn from the second paragraph that _.A) Tshirts are worn by li

17、ttle children rather than by teenagersB) T-shirts are considered relatively expensive now C) T-shirts are considered fashionable in AmericaD) Tshirts are worn on playground because they are comfortable33. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？A) Tshirts are cheap but unc

18、omfortable。B) Tshirts are popular but difficult to care for.C) T-shirts are convenient and formal。D) Tshirts are smart and long wearing。34. What is the most popular kind of Tshirts？A) The silk Tshirt in white color.B) The cotton Tshirt with a slogan or picture。C) The wool T-shirt worn at the beach.D

19、) The nylon Tshirt worn for work.35. What is being done to make T-shirts more attractive？A) A variety of new styles are being designed.B) The price is being lowered again and again。C) Advertisements are being widely used。D) The traditionally used material is being replaced。Questions 36 to 40 are bas

20、ed on the following passage:Stanley Fields，the man who wrote "Sad， Sad Cowboy”，which won this years PhilipsAward as the best song of the year，might have had a very different career if his parents hadhad their way。 In a private interview，F(xiàn)ields said，“When I was a kid,my father always told me I s

21、houldput down my guitar and do my homework。 He wanted me to go to college and become ateacher as he and his brother were.” Fields explained that he made a great effort to please his father,but often the urge became too great and he would quietly go off to a farm behind his house and play his guitar

22、andmake up songs?！癐 made it to StantonCollege，” he laughed, “but I majored in accounting instead of teaching。 And to pay my own way，I played the guitar and sang at a local nightclub。" While Fields was still in his senioryear，an executive of a record company came into theclub as he was singing o

23、ne of his own songs。 The executive liked what he heard and signedthe young man to a contract。 Since graduating from StantonCollege in 1973,Fields has devoted his full time to composing and singing. ”My Heartache”,a song he wrote while in college，reached number seventeen in the top twenty song hits o

24、f 1974 and in 1977 his song，“Rambling”， was the themesong for the movie of the same name.36. If Stanley Fields had taken his fathers instructions，he might have been _。 A) an accountant B) a teacher C） a musician D） an executive37. In order to please his father，F(xiàn)ields _。 A） worked very hard at his sc

25、hool lessons B） put down his guitar and did his homework C) began to make up songs D) played his guitar on a farm behind his house38. The sentence ”I made it to StantonCollege” means_。 A） I made StantonCollege my first choice B） I managed to enter StantonCollege C) I went directly to StantonCollegeD

26、） I lived at StantonCollege39. Fields began composing songs _。A） after graduating from StantonCollege B） in his senior yearC） before entering college D） after signing a contract with a record company40. What made Fields more famous? A) The song "My Heartache”。 B) The theme song for the movie ”R

27、ambling”。 C) The movie "Rambling”. D） The song “Sad,Sad，Cowboy”Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage：The Dragon Boat Festival is another significant festival in Chinese traditional celebrations. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of lunar （陰歷）May。 This holid

28、ay is to memorize the death of Chyu Yuan， a wellloved poet of the fourth century B。 C。On the Dragon Boat Festival, every family prepares chung-tze。 This is a kind of dumpling filled with various things. After preparing the chungtze， each family goes to the river to watch the dragon boat races， which

29、 take place on this festival。 The dragon boat symbolizes the story of Chyu Yuan。 All the watchers cheer and shout happily. After the exciting race， both the competitions and the watchers usually eat many chung-tze.The Dragon Boat Festival symbolizes the unique meanings of Chinese history and further

30、more， the process of making the rice dumplings， and the boat races are a way of drawing all members of the family together again。 Perhaps one day we will have a very different celebration， but so far we still like this holiday being celebrated in a traditional way.41. The purpose of celebrating the

31、Dragon Boat Festival is to _。A) make chungtzeB） hold dragon boat racesC） have all the family members get togetherD） memorize a famous ancient Chinese poet42. The history of the Dragon Boat Festival is about _.A） 1400 yearsB） 2500 yearsC) 2900 yearsD） 3400 years43. Apart from the dragon boat race, wh

32、at is the other activity of this festival？A) Going to the river.B) Visiting family members.C) Making the rice dumplings。D) Reading the poems written by Chyu Yuan。44. The dragon boat race is _。A) only for 30 people to join inB) a kind of team competitionC) held after chungtze has been eatenD) held on

33、ly among the family members45. Whats the main idea of the passage?A) The Dragon Boat Festival has special meaning for Chinese people.B) The dragon boat race is a significant sports competition。C) People must eat chung-tze on the Dragon Boat Festival。D) People like to watch the dragon boat race.III.

34、Cloze （10）I get a lot of letters at this time of year 46 people complaining that they have a cold which wont go 47。 There are so many different stories about how to 48 or cure a cold。 Its often difficult to know what to do。 49 colds are rarely dangerous, 50 people who are already weak, 51 the elderl

35、y or young babies, they are always 52 and usually most unpleasant。 Of course you can buy lots of medicines which will 53 to make your cold less 54 , but you must remember that nothing can actually cure a cold 55 make it go away faster。 Another thing is that any medicine which is strong 56 to make yo

36、u feel better could be dangerous 57you are already taking drugs for some other illness。 58 always check with your doctor to see 59 they are all right for you。 And remember they might 60 you sleepy。 Lastly， 61 avoiding colds is concerned， 62 you may be told about magic foods or drinks, the best answe

37、r is to 63 strong and healthy。 Youll have less chance of 64 a cold, and if you do， it shouldnt be 65 bad。46. A）inB)fromC)onD）for47.A)awayB）backC)outD）over48.A)stopB）catchC）preventD）recognize49.A)BecauseB)WhenC)UnlessD）Although50。A)except forB)rather thanC）according toD)including51。A)such asB）besides

38、C）far fromD）with52。A）primitiveB) uncomfortableC)healthyD）valueless53。A）affordB）reduceC)helpD)compete54。A）unpleasantB）comfortableC）powerfulD）harmless55。A）alsoB）evenC）stillD）or56.A）enoughB）moreC)overD）much57.A)yetB）althoughC）asD）because58.A)Even B）SoC)ButD）However59。A）whyB）whenC）whatD）whether60。A)give

39、B）resultC)makeD）take61。A）as a resultB)as far asC) at any rateD）by all means62。A）whateverB）whetherC)whereasD）when63.A）feelB）becomeC)makeD)keep64.A）catchingB)findingC)causingD）raising65.A)soB）thereforeC）thusD)quiteIV. Translation from English into Chinese （15)66。 For one thing， Earths surface in the a

40、rea of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another， the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this area and survive。 67。 By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class. Yet， in

41、a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order， Jefferson went out of his way to talk with gardeners, servants, and waiters。 68. I still dread errors-would do my best to avoid thembut I knew they were part of a surgeons life。 I could accept this fact with

42、calmness because Iknew that if I wasnt able to avoid a mistake， chances were that no other surgeon could have, either. V. Translation from Chinese into English （15）69。 這封信必須交給威爾遜博士（Dr。 Wilson）本人。（be to）70。 這個房間有股霉味,一定是好久沒住人了(vacant）.(smell of, must) 71。 那小女孩跑得太快，身體一下失去平衡，跌倒了。(sothat， be thrown off b

43、alance） 72。 警察要求司機把事故講述的更詳細一些。（in detail）73。 調(diào)查揭示，對某些人來說，退休往往會造成心理上的(psychological）病痛。(reveal， tend to）基礎(chǔ)英語（二級）模擬試卷一答案及詳解I. Vocabulary and structure 1. A.come to a conclusion 表示“告一段落，得出結(jié)論".2. D。bare表示“光禿禿的,無遮蔽的",通常指局部的裸；blank表示“空白的”， 指表面無字跡，沒有寫字、印刷、或做記號的空白處；hollow表示“空的，空心的，空虛的”， 指所描繪之物的中心是

44、空的，也可指空虛的；empty表示“（房間等）空的，沒有物的”,指描繪之物的內(nèi)部本應(yīng)有的東西這時卻沒有，或者可容人或物的地方或容器這時未容納（房間里無設(shè)備或家里沒有人）。3. D.act on表示“按照.。.行事"。4. A。accept表示“接受"；obtain表示“得到,獲得"； receive表示“收到”；get表示“得到”。 5. B。award表示“獎學金”；reward表示“酬金；賞金；獎品"bonus表示“獎金”；salary表示“工資". 6. B。constitute表示“構(gòu)成,組成”；range表示“（在一定范圍內(nèi)） 變動，

45、 變化”； consist表示“組成，構(gòu)成(+of）"； compose表示“組成,構(gòu)成（+of）”. 7. C.be likely to表示“很有可能”。句子的主語是one， 謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù).8. C。shortcoming表示“缺點，短處”；fault表示“缺點，毛病，缺陷”；hazard表示“危險；危害物"mistake表示“錯誤”。9. C.comment表示“評論”；prescribe表示“規(guī)定，指定”；describe表示“描述”；mumble表示“含糊地說話,咕噥”. 10. D。whole表示“全部的,全體的，所有的”；entire表示“全部的；整個

46、的；完全的”；total表示“總計的，總括的,全體的”； gross表示“總的；毛的”。gross weight 表示“毛重"。11. D。superior to表示“優(yōu)于，比好”。12. A。survive表示“在。之后仍然生存，從。.。中逃生”；endure表示“忍耐，忍受”;spend表示“花錢;花時間,花費精力" remain alive表示“仍然活著”，為不及物動詞詞組。13. C.consider表示“考慮"； enjoy表示“欣賞；享受；喜愛+v-ing”;avoid表示“避免(n./+ving）”; prevent表示“阻止;制止；妨礙（+from

47、)”。14. B。turn off表示“關(guān)掉”；turn out表示“生產(chǎn)，關(guān)閉，出動，證明是”;turn up表示“出現(xiàn)；發(fā)生”；turn over表示“翻過來，翻倒；移交，交；仔細考慮”。15. A。lie in表示“（問題、事情等）在于”； result in表示“導致，結(jié)果是"； lead to表示“導致".16. B.single out表示“選拔，找出"；pick out表示“挑選出；揀出”；take out表示“取出"；work out表示“想出; 制訂出; 產(chǎn)生出"。17. D.agree to表示“同意;接受"agr

48、ee with表示“和。.意見一致”；agree upon表示“對。.。取得一致意見； 同意，贊成".18. A.have sth. done表示“讓別人做某事"。 19. C.that引導主語從句；what表示“什么”;whatever表示“任何.。的事物；凡是.。的東西”；however表示“不管用什么方法"。 20. A.spend表示“花(錢），花費(+on/for）"， 主語為人;take表示“需要；花費;占用"，主語為物；cost表示“花費"， 主語為物;pay表示“付，支付;付款給". 21. B。arouse

49、表示“喚起；激動,使奮發(fā)"；tempt表示“引誘,誘惑，勾引"intend表示“想要；打算”；invite表示“引起，招致；吸引”. 22. C。empty表示“(房間等）空的,沒有物的”,指描繪之物的內(nèi)部本應(yīng)有的東西這時卻沒有，或者可容人或物的地方或容器這時未容納(房間里無設(shè)備或家里沒有人）;hollow表示“空的，空心的,空虛的", 指所描繪之物的中心是空的,也可指空虛的;bare表示“光禿禿的,無遮蔽的”,通常指局部的裸;blank表示“空白的", 指表面無字跡,沒有寫字、印刷、或做記號的空白處.23. D.whether表示“是否"；s

50、ince表示“既然”;whom表示“誰，什么人”;while表示“雖然,盡管".24. B。source表示“(河的）源頭；水源； 提供消息（或證據(jù)）者；消息（或證據(jù)）來源”； origin表示“出身；門第；血統(tǒng)”； resource表示“資源;物力，財力"；root表示“根源，來源;根由"。25. D.refuse表示“拒絕；拒受；拒給”； reject表示“拒絕,抵制”； bother表示“煩擾，打攪”; hesitate表示“躊躇；猶豫"。26. D。in return表示“作為報答/回報/交換”； in turn表示“依次地,輪流的；轉(zhuǎn)而,反過來

51、"。27. A。cant have表示“表示以前不可能做某事"； “could+have+done”是虛擬語氣,表示對過去事情的假設(shè)，意思是本來能夠做某事而沒有做；neednt have done表示“過去不必做但是做了"； might not have done表示“過去可能沒有做某事”， 只能表推測. 28. C。chase表示“追逐；追捕;追蹤"；search表示“搜查”；pursue表示“進行;從事；繼續(xù)"follow表示“跟隨”. 29. B。in particular表示“特別地；尤其"； in advance表示“預(yù)先”

52、；in practice表示“在實踐上;實際上”； in existence表示“存在的；現(xiàn)有的”。 30. A.bring back表示“拿回來， 使回憶起來， 使恢復”；bring up表示“養(yǎng)育；提起.。，談到”； bring down表示“打倒，挫傷;降低"； bring forth表示“生， 產(chǎn)生； 發(fā)表"。 II. Reading comprehension (30）31. D.根據(jù)文章第一段第三句,過去T恤是穿在襯衫里面的，通常不會被看到。32. C。根據(jù)文章第二段，現(xiàn)在T恤已經(jīng)非常時髦,在美國男女老少在任何場合都可以穿T恤，而且T恤便宜、耐穿又好打理,精練、

53、方便舒適，它已成為時尚方面最新的理念.33. D。見32題。34. B。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句，最流行的T恤是棉質(zhì)的，并且在前部印有圖片或口號。35. A.根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句,由于T恤變得越來越流行,新的設(shè)計不斷涌現(xiàn).36. B。根據(jù)文章第二段，在一次采訪中Fields說,他小時候父親經(jīng)常告訴他他應(yīng)該把吉他放在一邊去做作業(yè)。父親希望他上大學以后成為一名教師。37. A.根據(jù)文章第三段,為了讓父親高興，F(xiàn)ields付出很多努力,因為父親希望他日后成為教師，所以Fields在學業(yè)方面肯定要下功夫才能實現(xiàn)父親的愿望.38. B.“make it"意為“獲得成功"?！癐 made

54、 it to Stanton College”意為“考上斯坦頓大學”.39. C。根據(jù)文章第三段，在Fields上大學之前，他經(jīng)常悄悄地到他家房后的農(nóng)場上彈吉他作曲.后來他考上斯坦頓大學。40. D。根據(jù)文章第一段,“Sad, Sad Cowboy”作曲者Stanley Fields贏得了今年P(guān)hilip最佳歌曲獎.所以說這首歌使他更加出名。41. D.根據(jù)文章第一段第三句,端午節(jié)是為了紀念屈原，他是公元前四世紀深受愛戴的詩人。42. B。根據(jù)41題，屈原是公元前四世紀去世的，距今約2500年。43. C.根據(jù)文章第二段第一二句，端午節(jié)時每家都會包粽子,這是一種類似餃子的東西，里邊可以有各種各

55、樣的餡.44. B。龍舟賽是一種團隊競賽。45. A.文章主要講述了端午節(jié)的來歷、端午節(jié)的活動以及端午節(jié)對中國人的意義.III. Cloze46. B?！皝碜匀藗兊男拧庇媒樵~from。47. A.go away表示“走開；離去”； go back表示“回去,追溯"go out表示“外出；熄滅”； go over表示“仔細檢查,察看；復習，重做”。48. C。stop表示“停止"；catch表示“接住，抓住”，catch cold表示“感冒"prevent表示“預(yù)防,防止”；recognize表示“認出”。 49. D。because表示“因為”;when表示“當.。時"unless表示“除非”；although表示“盡管”。50. C.except for表示“要不是由于"； rather than表示“而不，非" according to表示“根據(jù)"； including表示“包括”。51. A。such as表示“例如”;besides表示“除之外"；far from表示“遠遠不